Architecture at Zero is a design competition for decarbonization, equity, and resilience, open to students and professionals worldwide. It serves to engage the fields of architecture, design, engineering and planning in the pursuit of sustainable design.
For over half a century, the American suburban home has been more than just a building—it has been a cultural symbol, a promise, and at times a problem. Once imagined as the embodiment of comfort and stability, it now often represents excess, isolation, and environmental strain. How can this archetype be redefined for a century marked by climate urgency, economic pressure, and shifting social values? What does the "American home" mean today, and what should it mean tomorrow?
Scotland is now experiencing relative ‘Sea-level Rise’. All future projections expect the rate of this rise to speed up due to climate change /rising ocean temperatures.[1]
The global mean sea level rose by 3.6mm per year from 2006–2015.[2]
Estimated global mean ‘Sea-level Rise’ in the next 100 years is around half a metre.[3]
There are local variations in sea level rise which have important effects on the UK.
1. (NatureScot: Scotland's Nature Agency, 2024, Present and future sea levels)
2. (Climate GOV, 2023, Rebecca Lindsey, Climate Change: Global Sea Level)
3. (POSTNOTE 363, September 2010, Sea Level Rise)
The Festival des Architectures Vives offers the public an immersive exploration of the historic courtyards, architectural treasures of Montpellier, every year. The 2025 edition, held from June 10 to 15, featured 13 installations within these historic sites, attracting nearly 16,000 visitors and receiving very positive feedback.
CIVICNESS
ARCHITECTURE AND THE POLITICS OF THE PUBLIC REALM
In the face of the global housing crisis, the challenges of affordable and social housing go far beyond construction cost and speed—they encompass spatial quality, social equity, governance mechanisms, and environmental impact. Directly addressing these complexities, this July, the Institute of Smart City and Management - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH - ISCM), in collaboration with partners from Korea, Singapore, and Thailand, will host the International Conference Dwelling in Transition: Reimagining Affordable and Social Housing across Scales and Systems.
The conference will be a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral platform for professionals to come together, share knowledge, and rethink the meaning of "affordability" through lenses of design, policymaking, finance, and sustainability. With new definitions, models, and theoretical frameworks built upon expert research, this event aims to reshape housing paradigms to better suit today's economic and social realities.
Main Topics:
🏠 Margins: Grey Areas and Emergent Practices
🏠 Materials and Methods: Constructing Affordability
🏠 Instruments: Policy, Finance, and Governance
The conference also welcomes papers exploring topics related to design, planning, technology, finance, impact measurement, community engagement, sustainability and livability.
☀️Submission Guidelines: Please send a single PDF file including all required information to iscm@ueh.edu.vn, cc to haihln@ueh.edu.vn by 8:00 PM (GMT+7:00) | June 30, 2025.
Submission must include:
1. Title (max. 100 characters)
2. Subtitle (max. 150 characters)
3. Author Information (full name, affiliation, email)
4. Short Bio (max. 300 characters)
5. Keywords (max. 3)
6. Abstract (max. 2000 characters, including spaces)
7. Representative Image (1 image, preferably original work by the author)
8. 3 References
Where Global Recognition Meets Design Rigour: Introducing the 2025 Scape Awards of Excellence. Now for International Firms.
The prize is only the beginning. MCHAP's goal is to lay groundwork for these conversations to continue growing on their own, contributing to a greater understanding of how architecture impacts the vibrant, complex world around us.
Join us June 27-29 for the first session of BUILT / UNBUILT, the public program of the National Pavilion of Saudi Arabia.
The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies announces an Open Call for a Landscape Studio to support an ongoing architectural project for Gyumri Market and Culinary School. The project aims to revitalize the historic food market of the Armenian City of Gyumri, establishing a unique culinary school in the heart of it, surrounding it with restaurants and shops, and forming an iconic Public and Culinary Garden in its courtyard.
We’d love for you to join us for a conversation exploring the significance of the MoMA exhibition of Latin American Design "Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980" and its contemporary relevance, featuring ArchDaily founder David Basulto in conversation with leading Latin American designers: Matteo Fogale, Rodrigo Bravo, Alexandra Arias.
The 2025 Big International Design Competition – Public Space Design Project 2 is hosted by Busan Metropolitan City and Design Council Busan. This two-stage international competition aims to discover and promote outstanding public designs that contribute to the creation of an attractive and sustainable Global Hub City, Busan.
Goldreed Industrial Design Award (GIDA) 2025
The Goldreed Industrial Design Award (GIDA) is a prestigious international design competition, now in its sixth edition. Promoted by the Xiong'an Future Industrial Design Institute, this award honors projects and companies pushing the boundaries of design and innovation, recognized for their global reach. GIDA focuses on core values such as leading new industrial development, creating a new way of social life, and fostering harmonious development between humans and nature. This year, submissions are accepted across diverse categories including Manufacturing Equipment, Biomedical Science, Digital Technology, Transportation, Public Services, and Future Scenario. This opportunity offers global exposure, professional network expansion, the chance to integrate into the thriving Xiong'an ecosystem numerous opportunities for considerable monetary recognition!
March Materials Architecture Competition calls for architects and interior architects to submit built projects. The goal of the competition is to highlight outstanding architectural projects that implement sustainable materials. We support progress, not perfection. Projects with both traditional and sustainable materials are welcome. Projects need to be located in Europe+UK. 3,500€ Will be distributed among 3 winners.
FESTIVAL
DAYS OF ORIS 25
Join us in Madrid for the Healthy Cities Public Debates, hosted by the Norman Foster Foundation and supported by Sanitas.
The Los Angeles Design Festival (LADF) returns June 26-29, 2025 with a citywide celebration of community, creativity, and inspiring design. This year's theme, "Design Futurism," is a solution-oriented exploration of human potential. When envisioning the future, design is inherently a part of our collective imagination: a tool for reimagining how we connect, create, and challenge existing narratives. This concept expands beyond the exploration of technological spectacle. This year, LADF invites all to explore Design Futurism through various lenses of our collective human experiences.
ZBIZ 2025 Returns June 12 with an Installation Showdown Featuring Women in Tile and a Mini Trade Show